Background: The clinical evidence base for ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity outcomes with once-daily dosing (ODD) of gentamicin in children is suboptimal. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in once-daily ...

To examine the impact of a change in the empiric gentamicin dose from 5 mg kg −1 every 24 h (Q24 h period) to 5 mg kg every 36 h (Q36 h period) on target drug concentration achievement in neonates ...

What is topical gentamicin used for? Topical gentamicin is an antibiotic that is commonly used to treat certain bacterial skin infections, such as impetigo or folliculitis. It is also used to treat ...

Government has warned that gentamicin, an antibiotic drug used to treat several types of bacterial infections, could result in hearing loss. Government has warned that gentamicin, an antibiotic drug ...

We received an enquiry from an NHS microbiologist about a lack of recommendations in the NICE guideline about when to start treatment with neonatal gentamicin for suspected sepsis if the neonate has ...

Aminoglycoside exposure is a common cause of acute kidney injury (AKI). Delay in the diagnosis of AKI using conventional biomarkers has been one of the important obstacles in applying early effective ...

What is gentamicin ophthalmic used for? Gentamicin ophthalmic (eye) is an antibiotic commonly used to treat certain bacterial infections of the eye and the skin around the eyes (such as eyelids), such ...